[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] librte_pmd_packet: add PMD for AF_PACKET-based virtual devices

[Thomas Monjalon]

2014-09-16 16:16, Neil Horman:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 02:05:23PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> > Ping?  Are there objections to this patch from mid-July?
> 
> Thomas, Where are you on this?  It seems like if you don't have any objections
> to this patch, it should go in, in ilght of the lack of further commentary.

1) It doesn't appear as a top priority.
2) It's competing with pcap PMD and bifurcated PMD to come
   (http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2014-September/005379.html)
3) There is no test associated with this PMD.
If one of this item becomes wrong, it should go in.

Currently, 2 projects are being initiated for validation (dcts) and
documentation. Keeping new things outside of the DPDK core makes it
clear that they have not to be supported by dcts and doc yet.
So, it is better to have an external PMD, like memnic, acting as a
staging area.

During this time, keeping this PMD separately will allow you to update it
with a maintainer account in dpdk.org. I just need your SSH public key.

Thank you
-- 
Thomas